Violent seditionists are being arrested by SWAT teams and it's making them very upset

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

It turns out that when arresting some of the participants in the Jan. 6 insurrection, police departments have been using SWAT teams and similarly heavily armed teams to do the actual arresting part. It also turns out that the rabid militia members, Proud Boys, and similarly armored-up seditionists only too eager to end democratic rule in America to appoint Donald Blowhard Trump their god-king do not like that, so we're all going to hear about it. Everybody got their tiny, tiny bows ready? Well rosin 'em up, because it's time for a symphony. I call this one Dirge for a Paramecium in E Minor.

Politico brings us this story, in which we learn that Proud Boy leaders and other quasiprofessional militants have been moaning to willing far-right, pro-Trump "news" outlets that the circumstances of their arrests have been very very mean, with battering rams smashing in doors and "people who looked like stormtroopers" pointing "M4 weapons" at them.

We also learn that law enforcement has been using this level of force when attempting arrests specifically of insurrectionists who "displayed body armor or other armament" during their participation in the attempt to topple government, and that the folks complaining are prominent members of militia groups and the aforementioned "Proud Boy" violence-seekers. In other words, law enforcement is deploying substantial force against those who have already shown that they own militia equipment designed to fend off police raids and/or have membership in a militia group that has advocated for violence against the government based on some twitchy-fingered bozo's definition of "tyranny."

Yeah, you can see why arresting officers are going to take every possible precaution when coming to arrest those sedition-minded thugs. These are folks who have premised their identities on being willing to attack government figures, and who proved capable of carrying out such attacks during their crime spree in the U.S. Capitol. You bring body armor to a supposedly "peaceful" march intended to intimidate Congress into ending democracy rather than abiding an election you don't like, you're going to get put on a special FBI list in honor of your devotion.

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/13/2057841/-Sedition-leading-militia-leaders-are-now-whining-about-police-pointing-guns-at-them-during-arrests

[lagomorph777]

1. As they should.

Glad to hear it.

[DENVERPOPS]

58. No kidding

Even Swat cops who were "Trumpian", if forced to do that arrest, would come in full battle protective gear because they know only too well what their comrades are capable and willing of doing...........

[underpants]

2. "Please, don't be too nice," he said, to laughter from the crowd.

Link to tweet

?s=21

[Ocelot II]

3. Aww, so sad.

[electric_blue68]

16. Bwah! Look at that tiny violin case...

it's adorable!


But the message burns! 👍

[msfiddlestix]

21. Well, my bow is way bigger than this dude's.

So is my fiddle for that matter .

[smb]

31. Ant Man Could Carry A Violin To The Quantum Realm And It'd Still Be Too Big nt

[cannabis_flower]

46. OMG!

That looks just like a guy I used to work with. It’s something he would do too!

[lindysalsagal]

4. Yup. Those officers aren't playing revolution. They're the real thing:

Defenders of our constitution, not silly boy-men playing games.

[Justice matters.]

11. boy-men, not really.

ignorant incels probably.

[malthaussen]

5. And all their toys are of no use to them.

I bet they all need a change of clothes after the police visit.

-- Mal

[Ray Bruns]

9. Brave Sir Proud Boy ran away. Bravely ran away he did.

[Wounded Bear]

6. They say that like it's a bad thing...

Take them down.

[stillcool]

7. well, I spent a few minutes

trying to figure out what a Paramecium is, and wow. So much information but the only word vaguely familiar was algae.

[Jilly_in_VA]

8. Now THIS is a good use

for all that military equipment the cops have been getting. For once.

[OldBaldy1701E]

59. Not to mention a good use of protocols

Since the only people that the police used these tactics on before this were people of color who dared do something truly horrible... like walking in a 'white' neighborhood.

[Deep State Witch]

10. When They Kneel On Someone's Neck

Call me when the police kneel on an insurrectionist's neck until they can't breathe.

Call me when the police have a no-knock warrant for their house, barge in and kill someone.

You get the idea.

[Probatim]

12. To quote Jeff T - it's not like they were selling loose cigarettes or there would be consequences.

[packman]

13. I believe they should not use battering rams and such

Throw fire extinguishers and flag poles at them instead - hell, that's what they did on Jan. 6.

[Mr.Bill]

27. And after you drag them out of their house,

make sure you piss all over the place and smear shit on the walls.

[Joinfortmill]

14. 👍

[wnylib]

15. Being arrested by SWAT teams fits their

self-image of being heroes of the Jan 6 insurrection, defending their freedoms from socialist liberals. Now, in their minds, they are heroic victims of a socialist state that arrests them for their 'patriotism.' They will milk the most out of it to stir up outrage from their fellow goons and other magats. Look for magat politicians to come to the defense of these suffering 'patriotic citizens' and their 'rights.'

[DENVERPOPS]

17. YMBL, this is hysterical

You gotta know that some of the arresting officers are probably secretly Trumphumpers, and they KNOW what these people are capable of when resisting arrest........and they won't go without protective gear.......LOL

[irisblue]

32. YMBL+urban dictionary gave me nothing, so tell me plz what it means. Thx

[DENVERPOPS]

34. Addressing the author, (Yo Mama Been Loggin)

A lot of his/her stuff is classic.............

[irisblue]

35. 😳 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣point made

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

39. My user name is said to the same cadence as Osama Bin Laden

I joined DU back in 2003 when Bush's invasion of Iraq was ginning up.

[DENVERPOPS]

40. I look for and live for your posts.

In my mind, they are the absolute best ones to read....

Please don't quit writing.......

I wish DU had existed in 1979. I went ballistic when the Republicans basically committed treason to throw the election to Reagan.
(Actually, Cheney/Bush/Rumsfeld, etc)
I became extremely outspoken at that time, and haven't quit for the last forty plus years.

I once had the chance to sit down with Jimmy Carter and talk to him for a half an hour. The first thing I did was apologize to him for what the Republicans corruptly did to him with the Reagan seditious act.....He just smiled that smile of his, thanked me, and I went on to talk about all the great things he has done since leaving office, and is still continuing to do........

He was warm, sincere, kind, and truly interested in what I had to say about some of his projects......

[TexasTowelie]

43. I've wondered about your username for quite awhile, but never stopped to ask.

Now I can move onto the next thing that bewilders me.

[soldierant]

54. I figured that was how it was pronounced,

and I figured anyone clever enough to come up with that would write very readable stuff. And I have never had occasion to change my mind on that.

Also - since this applies to anyone who wore body armor - I want to know ehen Mo Brooks gets arrested.

[Initech]

18. These are the real violent criminals who we need to remove from our streets!

[liberalla]

19. The same caution and concern should be used when approaching a "Black Flag"

residence, IMO...

[SouthernDem4ever]

20. Also get those idiots that are threatening/terrorizing school boards, election officials, etc

I am sick of hearing of people just doing their jobs and getting threatened with physical violence.

[soldierant]

55. It has been happening for decades to

victims of domestic abuse. I was already tired of it.

[relayerbob]

22. Wah! Pooh wittel babies

They are lucky they weren't shot during their invasion, as would have been proper

[Comfortably_Numb]

23. Demonstrating with crystal clarity that these fascist farts are cosplay warriors, nothing more.

When real trained real life SWAT teams show up these fakers wilt and whine. Cry me a River snowflakes!!!!!! Eat shit and choke on it. Traitors.

[DENVERPOPS]

38. BINGO

What about collecting them, inducting them into a special military branch, and send them to a true war zone for a couple of year tour of duty......???????? I'm not sure they would enjoy shooting at people that would be armed and shoot back..........

Makes me also think of almost all politicians who don't have kids in the military sending OUR kids to die in wars whose only purpose is to enrich the Military Industrial Complex Corporations........

[Comfortably_Numb]

45. As you said,

BINGO!

[soldierant]

57. Real phonies can do real damage -

in fact, it's often the phoniest who do the most - because they are phonies. I wouldn't underestiate their danger,

[monkeyman1]

24. want to play military , they found on the out on wrong end of gun ! not fun !

[meadowlander]

36. Exactly. Beat cops to death, threaten elected politicians, win stupid prizes.

[FakeNoose]

25. Oh, no! SWAT brought the battering rams?

[Harker]

26. What's all this I've been hearing about violin seditionists?

[louis-t]

48. "What's wrong with violins on tv? It's a very nice instrument."

Emily Litella

[Harker]

49. Oh.

Never mind.

[YoshidaYui]

28. May they all go down like that

everyone one of them.

[COL Mustard]

29. Remind Me Please, What Was Their Saying Last Year?

Oh yeah...Fuck Your Feelings...that's it. Hey Proud Boys, "Militia", Reich Wing White Supremes, etc....FUCK YOUR FEELINGS!!!

Damn...I'm feeling mean today!!!!

[TrogL]

30. I had a SWAT team camped out in my garden

They were raiding the drug house across the alley.

I offered them coffee and to go talk to the guy because I sort of knew him but they told me to go in the house.

[FailureToCommunicate]

33. Nice. A bit of bright news about the 1/6 thugs

[ZonkerHarris]

37. gotta assume all these proud boy cowboys are armed and have guns in the house

They should use the same force as if they were arresting an unarmed black man selling cigarettes on the street.

[ffr]

41. Let's not forget that they should be kissing the ground they're white and not dead already!

Had 1/6 been a democratic revolt with people of anything other than white skin, it would have been a brutal bloodbath.

[Aussie105]

42. I guess if you want to violently overthrow the government

and it doesn't succeed, you should expect some kickback.

And those stormtroopers? No shots fired? Not your regular police officers then.

[DinahMoeHum]

44. Love this passage. . .

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2021/10/13/2057841/-Sedition-leading-militia-leaders-are-now-whining-about-police-pointing-guns-at-them-during-arrests

This is the reason those (SWAT) teams exist. If Joe Oathkeeper or Timmy Threepercent is a leader in a group that advocates for killing people in government they don't like, law enforcement is right to consider them dangerous enough to require a maximal response. That is what participating in a violent act of sedition can be expected to bring you. Whining that the government you tried to overthrow is being mean to you by pointing guns at you in response isn't worth even a blown raspberry in response.

There have been multiple attempts to rehabilitate the most violent members of the insurrection, whether it be Donald Trump's continued praise for the attacker shot dead by law enforcement that day or Republican lawmakers' repeated insistence that the crowd responsible for a three-figure number of assaults on defending officers was just a group of patriotic tourists. This one, however, is going to be hard to make stick. Militia leaders who have dedicated their very existence to drumming up support for murdering government officials look like petulant little assholes when they whine that the government pointed too many guns at them during their arrests, and it's hard to project tough-guy pro-murder gravitas while sniffing about people being rude to you. Get bent.

(boldface emphasis mine - DMH)

Play stupid games, win stupid prizes.

[East-A-Squared]

50. Trumpanzees can dish it out but can't take it.

[OMGWTF]

51. Once these MAGAts are convicted, they'll lose their right to vote or have a gun.

Womp. Womp.

[AllaN01Bear]

52. well whah. like all bullies , it aint fair they scream.

[NoMoreRepugs]

53. They are 'warriors' when they are a crowd - pantywastes when alone - typical.

[Brainfodder]

56. Cops: Takedown Traitors Edition?

This has entertainment value all over it?

FS84 brings you nothing but Takedown Traitors 24/7?

PPV?

Live twitch streams?

[Mariana]

60. ...

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

61. I find that I have no problem with their discomfort.

Yeah, it's not nice of me to say that, but it's how I feel.

[BobTheSubgenius]

62. How is this not regarded as a badge of honour among those cretins?

[llashram]

63. I'll play oboe

[monkeyman1]

64. too military vet's- question :

how many vets would like having these insurrection people in a real live combat fire fight ? not this guy !

[MrModerate]

65. They should use more flash-bangs when busting these plug-uglies...

As an object lesson to the rest. I'm told you can never get the smell out of your house.